Optical Transport DWDM Market Grew 30% in Second Quarter, According to Dell'Oro Group

$1.9 Billion DWDM Market in 2Q 2011

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Aug 23, 2011, 09:00 ET

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a newly published report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, worldwide optical transport DWDM equipment market revenues grew 30% year-over-year to $1.9 billion in the second quarter of 2011.

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"Demand for DWDM hasn't let up over the past four quarters and 2Q 2011 was the fourth consecutive quarter that the market posted double-digit year-over-year growth rates, driving it to a revenue level last seen in 2001," said Jimmy Yu, Vice President of Optical Transport research at Dell'Oro Group. "Demand for 40 gigabit DWDM has also continued to expand with shipments doubling year-over-year," added Mr. Yu.

The report indicates that the DWDM market grew across all the regions and that the highest year-over-year growth rates, which exceeded 50% year-over-year, were in EMEA and Latin America. The equipment manufacturers with the highest revenue share on a trailing four-quarter (3Q 2010 to 2Q 2011) bases were as follows.


DWDM Revenue Share on Trailing 4-Quarter Base

Equipment Manufacturer	Revenue Share
Huawei	18 %
Ciena	15 %
Alcatel-Lucent	14 %
Fujitsu	9 %

About the Report

The Dell'Oro Group Optical Transport Quarterly Report offers complete, in-depth coverage of the market with tables covering manufacturers' revenue, average selling prices, unit shipments (by speed up to 100 Gbps). The report tracks DWDM long haul terrestrial, WDM metro, multiservice multiplexers (SONET/SDH), optical switch, and optical packet platforms. To purchase this report, please contact Emily Kendall, call +1.650.622.9400 x223 or email [email protected].

About Dell'Oro Group

As the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, Dell'Oro Group provides in-depth, objective research and analysis that enables component manufacturers, equipment vendors, and investment firms to make fact-based, strategic decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.DellOro.com.

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